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August 3, 2016

New Video Spotlights Public Support for U.S. Farmers, Farm Policy

(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) – America’s farmers and farm policies,
including crop insurance, receive overwhelming, bipartisan support
from voters, according to a
new video released today by National
Crop Insurance Services (NCIS).

The video comes after the Republican and Democratic parties wrapped
up their national conventions, moving America into the heart of the
election season.

“As the first Tuesday in November approaches, voters will be busy
examining candidates from the left, candidates from the right, and
hoping they won’t be left behind,” the video states. “But there’s
one thing almost everybody can agree on: America’s farmers and farm
policies are moving the country forward.”

The educational piece is based on results from
a recent public
opinion poll showing that nearly 90 percent of U.S. voters have a
favorable view of farmers, with 92 percent agreeing it is important
to provide farmers with federal funding.

NCIS’ video also illustrates that the majority of voters prefer crop
insurance, which is delivered by private companies instead of the
federal government and partially funded by farmers.

“That’s a winning set-up in most voters’ minds,” it states. “Nearly
80 percent of whom said they approved of farmers getting discounts
on crop insurance premiums, with nearly three-fourths applauding
farm policy’s current cost-sharing structure.”

These results, the video continues, shouldn’t be a surprise as eight
in 10 voters agree that a strong and thriving farming industry is
critical to America’s national security.

“So while agriculture's critics may continue their unrelenting,
misguided fight on farmers and farm policy,” it concludes, “the
numbers show that Farm Country will have a powerful ally in its
corner this November and beyond…the American people.”